I have to suspect that you are wrong. Can you provide a source? There is no mentioning of difficulty in the spec, instead there are predefined slot times: http

I have to suspect that you are wrong. Can you provide a source? There is no mentioning of difficulty in the spec, instead there are predefined slot times: https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/dev/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#time-parameters https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/dev/specs/phas... Here is how they sync: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8946264 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8946264 Assuming they describe the BeaconBlocks mentioned here: https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/dev/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#beacon-blocks https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/dev/specs/phas... Also, which effect would an increased difficulty have?